Licypriya is likely to join Mr. Sonam Wangchuk's protest at Jantar Mantar tomorrow, although no final decision has been made yet, as her school examinations begin the day after tomorrow. Regardless of whether she is able to attend, she expresses her full solidarity with the cause and stands firmly with her fellow climate activists, especially her inspiration, Mr. Sonam Wangchuk.
- Team Licypriya
@abhijeet_dipke@Wangchuk66
🚨#ImportantAnnouncement
On 9 and 10 July, Abhijeet Dipke and I, on behalf of the Cockroach Janta Party wrote to several political leaders across party lines and ideological divides, inviting them to Jantar Mantar to stand in solidarity with the youth of this country and Sonam ji, who have now been peacefully sitting in protest for the past 25 days. We also requested a meeting with our delegation. The complete list of leaders is attached, including the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha, @JPNadda ji, and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, @RahulGandhi ji.
Even before these letters, and in the days since, several political leaders from the list and their party members have extended their support to our youth movement. Many have visited Jantar Mantar, while others have invited our delegation for discussions. We sincerely thank each one of them for standing with India’s youth.
We continue to await responses from several others.
We again sincerely appeal to the leaders to keep aside their politics and lend to lend their voice to the voice of the young. This movement is about an entire generation demanding accountability for examination paper leaks, recruitment failures, and justice and compensation for the families of students who lost their lives at the hands of this corrupt, broken education system.
History will remember who stood with the youth when they called for justice. We only appeal that all of us stand on the right side of history. ✊🏻
@abhijeet_dipke@Cockroachisback
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, who’s also an MP from UP’s Nagina, joins the protest today to show solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk and CJP.
We thank him for amplifying students’ voices!
When we watched Shaheed Bhagat Singh biopics, the most heart wrenching scenes were the ones where him, Sukhdev and Rajguru were taunted by the British jailers, when they were on their hunger strike. You can tell this influencer class has forgotten what it cost to win our freedom
Nobody wants #Journalism to die. The person who can save this today is @sudhirchaudhary. Convince him to end his farcical show on TV. Take him to Tihar.
If Sudhir wants to make a point, he can start by becoming an official party spokesperson but please spare Journalism. Don't turn your profession into political campaign tool.
.@SrBachchan made a KBC episode on him. Amir Khan made 3 idiots inspired by him & shot partly in his school.
Yet as Sonam Wangchuk has lost >8KG on his 16th day of fast at Jantar Mantar, staking his life for the future of children’s education, they ignore him!
Sonam Sir @Wangchuk66 your fast has united this country’s youth in their war for justice. Your goal is reached. Govt doesn’t care about your life or that of crores of youth. But your life matters to us. Pls call off fast & continue the fight.
सभी बहुत चिंतित हैं। सरकार को बात करनी चाहिए। सरकार नहीं करती है तो समाज को आगे आना चाहिए। सोनम के साथ-साथ छात्र भी अनशन पर बैठे हैं। कितने साल तक परीक्षाओं में चोरी और धांधली को यह देश स्वीकार करेगा। 13 साल बीत गए फिर भी परीक्षाएँ विश्वसनीय नहीं हो सकी हैं। बात केवल परीक्षा की नहीं है, पढ़ाई के मामले में भी जो नुकसान हुआ है, वहाँ से वापसी करना संभव नहीं है।
इसी अवसर पर गंगा की सफाई और अविरलता को लेकर प्रो जी डी अग्रवाल के अनशन को याद करने की ज़रूरत है। 2018 में 109 दिनों के अनशन के बाद उनकी मौत हो गई थी। तब काफी सवाल उठे थे। मीडिया की पुरानी रिपोर्ट आप देख सकते हैं। उन्होंने प्रधानमंत्री मोदी को तीन तीन पत्र लिखे। उन पत्रों को निकाल कर पढ़ सकते हैं। गंगा के लिए प्रो जी डी अग्रवाल ने जान दे दी और गंगा के नाम पर राजनीति करने वालों ने उन्हें भुला दिया। गंगा की समस्याओं का समाधान करने के बजाए गंगा के घाट पर आरती का आयोजन कर लोगों के सवालों की धारा मोड़ दी गई। अच्छा होता कि प्रो जी डी अग्रवाल को सुना जाता, गंगा भी साफ होती और तब उसके किनारे आरती की शोभा और दिव्य होती। जो मीडिया जंतर मंतर नहीं जा पा रहा है वह गंगा के नाम पर प्रो जी डी अग्रवाल के अनशन की कहानी के पन्ने फिर से पलट सकता है। गंगा के लिए तो बोल ही सकते हैं।
No big actor from the Indian film industry is openly coming in support of #SonamWangchuk. However a few years down the line, they will be fighting for the rights to make a film on his fight, irrespective of the result. Save this tweet.
The hunger strike of @Wangchuk66 is in its 17th day and his health is failing fast. The inhuman @narendramodi does not care. The un-embarassable Modi government is incapable of responding to citizens needs because it lives in a media make believe world. With the monsoon session of Parliament next week, we in the opposition will strongly raise the vital issues of @Cockroachisback@CJP_2029 of education system collapse and Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.
Legendary actress Zeenat Aman ji posts on instagram in support of Sonam Wangchuk & students protest.
"I implore the Indian govt to open dialogue on this matter. India has a long history of peaceful protest. Those who wield power are obliged to meet such protest with dialogue."